Ken Baumann Talks Secret Life

Ken Baumann, who plays Ben on The Secret Life of the American Teenager talks about teen pregnancy, and where he wants to see Ben and Adrian go from here.

Secret Life is back again for the second half of season three (in case you missed it, it's on Mondays at 8 PM on ABC Family), and it's already shaping up to be a very, very dramatic one. After last night's ep, Seventeen sat down with Ken Baumann, whose character Ben is expecting a baby with Adrian right now, to talk about his character, and what we're going to see this season. Here's what he had to say.

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On his biggest regret for Ben:

"Revenge sex pregnancy is never the best thing in the world to pursue. I would recommend against it for everyone. It's just a stressful, terrible situation, and maybe you can make some good out of it, as we'll see Ben and Adrian struggle with this season, but ultimately, that was a defining moment for Ben."

On the best things about Ben:

Way back in the first and second seasons, Ben's decision to stay with Amy, and volunteer to take care of her kid, and parent a child who's not his own, that was pretty responsible. And I think we'll see a little bit of Ben's responsibility a second time around, owning up to the fact that he and Adrian are in this situation, and now they have to deal with it. Sometimes, in his best moments, he puts others ahead of himself, which is important.

On the major issues they tackle on the show every week:

I've encountered a lot of young woman and couples who have recognized me and approached me, and said, 'Thank you so much for showing this situation, of getting pregnant in high school, in such an honest light. I've had multiple conversations with people who were there, and they've said that what they're seeing feels pretty true. Just the experience of having a stranger reach out and say that what you do is really affecting them, and showing their problems respectfully, has been the most important thing that I've taken away from this show.

On where he wants to see Ben go from here:

Well, the more Ben screws up, the more fun it is for me. It's a challenge. And luckily, I have a feeling there's going to be plenty of that in the future...

Did you watch last night's ep? What did you think? Do you want to see Ben screw up, or do you want to see him and Adrian make it work?